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Superbloom Turns Southern California City Into a #Poppynightmare
Lake Elsinore has seen tens of thousands of people descend on Walker Canyon to see the recent superbloom, overwhelming local resources.
Wildflower enthusiasts waiting to exit toward Walker Canyon on March 9, 2019.
Cities face all kinds of natural disasters—floods, droughts, windstorms and earthquakes. But the City of Lake Elsinore in Southern California is experiencing something less expected: a dangerous outbreak of flowers. A rare “superbloom” currently taking place in nearby Walker Canyon drew so many people to the city last weekend it overwhelmed local services and authorities, leading the city to shut it all down for a brief period.
The Press Enterprise’ David Downey reports that the city of approximately 66,000 saw an estimated 100,000 people descend on the area, overwhelming officials’ ability to control traffic, and causing gridlock on main thoroughfares. In a bid to see the stunning superbloom, cars were even parking on the 15 Freeway. Even worse, once they made it to Walker Canyon, tourists were ignoring signs and wading into the fields of poppies to take photos, lie down in them and, even, pick some.
Read more: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/superbloom-turns-california-city-poppynightmare-180971751/#3SFLHiZkeAjsZtUK.99
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